Am I eating too much fruit?

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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Sugar doesn't have an inherent properties that will keep you from losing weight. Weight will fluctuate regularly, and 9 day without losing is nothing to get upset over. Make sure you accurately logging your food accurately and just keep at it.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    rachfking wrote: »
    Where possible yes, though I'm not weighing every piece of fruit.

    That could be your problem. Or it could be that it's only been 9 days and, hello, what are you expecting?

    If you're eating at a deficit, you'll lose weight. Sugar in fruit is certainly not the culprit. Calories in vs. calories out. If you don't lose for a couple of weeks, you should start weighing everything, because you're likely eating more calories than you think you are.
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    I don't weigh my food, and have been very successful in weight loss. I do this, however, by usually OVERestimating the size of my food. Especially fruit. A large apple could be 120 calories, but most of the generic measurements in MFP are for a medium apple of 80 calories.

    I'd say weigh them out at least for a little while until you get better at eyeballing it, especially since you already have a scale ready to go.
  • namelesshere
    namelesshere Posts: 334 Member
    I have found that my average size apple was closer to 200 grams than the 100 grams I was counting it as. When weighing and logging properly so you can keep within your calorie goals you will start losing again. Weigh and log everything. I figure it takes less than 5 minutes of meal prep time per day to throw things on the scale. Small sacrifice for progress toward my goals.
  • MonikaHopkins
    MonikaHopkins Posts: 9 Member
    streamgirl wrote: »
    You always hear about that big loss that comes when you start--10 pounds the first week or whatever. I never had that, but 3 pounds a month (or whateve) will get you there!

  • MonikaHopkins
    MonikaHopkins Posts: 9 Member
    This is my first time on this page people are giving some good advice & ideas
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    You can't eat too much fruit to lose weight. You could eat too many calories, but it's not likely your fruit is a big source of those calories(there are exceptions). To that point I normally eat a half pound of berries and bannas for breakfast, then I start snacking on fruit. My wife does too, we've lost a combined 102 pounds eating as much fruit as we care to.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    crb426 wrote: »
    I don't weigh my food, and have been very successful in weight loss. I do this, however, by usually OVERestimating the size of my food. Especially fruit. A large apple could be 120 calories, but most of the generic measurements in MFP are for a medium apple of 80 calories.

    I'd say weigh them out at least for a little while until you get better at eyeballing it, especially since you already have a scale ready to go.

    you can look up nutrition facts on sites like USDA(if in the us) and cross reference and make you own entries in mfp. sometimes I have to do that because none of the entries are accurate.

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